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Egypt elects its president while in crisis (Part 2)

Egypt elects its president while in crisis (Part 2)

SCAF, the Brotherhood and the presidential elections The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is attempting to rebuild the state’s structures;…
Egypt elects its president while in crisis (Part 1)

Egypt elects its president while in crisis (Part 1)

One cannot say that most Egyptians sense a political crisis. However, large sectors of activists from across the political spectrum…
The presidential race: A game of Egyptian roulette

The presidential race: A game of Egyptian roulette

Before going to bed, I decided I was going to write an article on the presidential election first thing in…
Talking economics before Egypt elects its president

Talking economics before Egypt elects its president

Egypt is now days away from electing its new president. Yet, 17 months into the revolution, some pressing social issues…
It is all political when it comes to Sharia

It is all political when it comes to Sharia

The issue of requiring the principles of Islamic Sharia to be the main, and sometimes the sole, source of legislation…
Ice cream in Gaza

Ice cream in Gaza

In 2008, stifled by an Israeli blockade exacerbated by a weak Egyptian position, Gazans barged through Egypt’s borders to get…
Egypt’s administrative judiciary dangerously meets politics

Egypt’s administrative judiciary dangerously meets politics

One of the most remarkable new phenomena to appear on Egypt’s political scene since the revolution has been a radical…
In their hunger, Palestinian strikers are acquiring names

In their hunger, Palestinian strikers are acquiring names

 With the hunger strike of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel gathering momentum, I wanted to know names, look closely at faces,…
Retired generals render election platforms unfeasible

Retired generals render election platforms unfeasible

Since the Presidential Elections Commission announced its final list of candidates, we have seen discussions of their platforms in various…
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